Razak Abelora move from Asante Kotoko to Sheriff Tiraspol officially announced
Moldovan champions, Sheriff Tiraspol have officially announced the signing of goalkeeper Razak Abalora from Asante Kotoko.
Asante Kotoko hope of bouncing back to African club football strongly after four years when last reach any group stage of Caf club competitions.
They could only do that by winning the Ghana Premier League this season and they are on course for that after leading Ghana’s top flight with 27 points from 12 games.
They have been limited both in quality and quantity in their goalkeeping department after cashing in out International shot-stopper Razak Abelora.
The Ghana Premier League outfit had initially agreed a deal in principle with Sheriff Tiraspol to see Abelora switch camp for the Moldovan champions.
Official confirmation of the deal was only left out but both clubs have official put the deal in air. Asante Kotoko confirmed the deal on the twitter handle on Tuesday morning.
The Ghana goalkeeper signed a three-year contract with the club.
The former WAFA shot-stopper becomes the third Ghanaian on the club’s roster, joining midfielder Edmund Addo who was in Cameroon with the Black Stars for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
And then forward Abdul Basit Khalid who has contributed to 10 goals (scoring 7 and assisting 3) this season.
Abelora has been integral to Kotoko since he joined them in October 2020 on a free transfer.
He made 27 appearances in the Red shirt last season where he kept 13 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals in the process.
He played 9 matches in the Ghana Premier League this campaign and has managed to keep 5 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals.
The highly-rated goalkeeper has four caps for the Black Stars since making his debut on 12 October 2020 in 5-1 win against Qatar in an international friendly.
